Abstract:
This research is conducted to study the relationship between the three variables of having relationship with the opposite sex, self-concept and mental health. The research is quantitative and correlational. The sample size of the research is 385 students of girls' high schools in Robat Karim city, who were selected using the "random cluster sampling" method. The following tools are used in this research: the 9-question "Association with the opposite sex" questionnaire, the 25-question "Self-concept" questionnaire and the 28-question "General Health" questionnaire. The collected data is analyzed based on Pearson's correlation coefficient and simultaneous bivariate regression. According to the findings of this research, there is a meaningful relationship between the three variables of "having relationship with the opposite sex", "self-concept" and "mental health". There is a relationship between ‘increase of self-control in the relation with the opposite sex’ and ‘improvement of self-concept’ and ‘mental health’. According to another outcome, self-control in the relations with the opposite sex and self-image can explain nearly 16% of the variance of mental health. Therefore, having relation with the opposite sex reduces mental health and self-concept.
Machine summary:
101-116 1 Relationship of interaction with the opposite sex, self-concept, and mental health ( Mohammad Zarei Tupkhaneh / Assistant Professor, Department of Family, Research Institute of Hawza and University mohammad1358z@gmail.
com Received: 22/11/1401 - Accepted: 03/03/1402 Abstract This research was conducted to examine the relationship between the variables of interaction with the opposite sex, self-concept, and mental health.
The findings indicate that there is a significant relationship between the three variables "interaction with the opposite sex," "self-concept," and "mental health.
Research Findings The data in Table (1) shows the Pearson correlation matrix between interaction with the opposite sex, self-concept, mental health, and its subscales.
Simultaneous bivariate regression analysis {Refer to the supplementary table file} Criterion variable: Mental health Discussion and Conclusion The first finding of the research draws attention to the fact that there is a significant positive relationship between interaction with the opposite sex and self-concept.
The third finding of the research indicates that there is a significant negative relationship between self-restraint in interaction with the opposite sex and mental health and all its subscales.
On this basis, researchers believe: sexual self-restraint and abstinence from pre-marital interactions is a 100 percent safe and reliable prevention method that is realized through proper planning for families, helping adolescents maintain physical and mental health, directing their attention to future interests and aspirations, and strengthening religious-moral beliefs (Aponte et al.
Based on the research findings, as research shows, self-restraint from interacting with the opposite sex is a reliable way to prevent the harms of pre-marital relationships.
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